Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-03-03

oi the representations OF Nathan and
his threats to call the police, TO care.
fully search the little back room be-
hind the shop. No one was there
90 | ascended rickety staircase. and
iading the door at the top locked
kicked it open; but the foul-smelline
apartment into which the door led
was plunged in utter darkness. Re.
turning to the shop. ! helped myself
sans ceremonie. to one of bunch oI
candles. and lighting it. returned te
the upper room. which. on examina,
tion, proved to be . storshoHss for ths
rags and bones in which the jew dsall
largely. opened the shutters of ths
dirt-encfdsfed, diamond .paned wis.
dow. and probed with my gun BARRE
every heap of rags; but. to my dis
appointment. the fugitive was no,
concealed in them. Suddenly I per.
ceived some glittering PARTICLES on the
floor, which, on STOPPING to examine
l found to be bright iron filings.
was now filled with a feeling of ex.
ultation. Scales had apparently been
to the Jews, and thus relieved of his
handouts.
once more examined the room.
The window was apparently fixture,
and no one could make his exit with
out removing the sash. I next sur.
veyed the roof. and perceived a trap
door giving access to the sttics just
large enough to allow a man to enter
it. my man is there right enough r.
| exclaimed to myself in great glee.
| then shouted through the aperture
81 know you are there. Scales it will
lie better for you if you come down at
once There was no response; SO |
decided to have the region explored.
/ called to Williams to keep a look.
out for policeman, and almost i'm
mediately my comrade shouted to me
that he had secured the services Of a
constable. l thereupon summoned
Williams to my assistance, leaving
the Jew in charge of the policeman
Placing the rickety table under the
trap, Williams speedily crawled
through and gained the attic. Know.
ing the desperate character we had to
deal with, l considered it expedient
that my comrade should be prepared
for an encounter; so | unfxed his
bayonet and handed it to him, to-
gether with the lighted candle. Crawl
ing over the creaking joists in the
direction of the gable in which the
window was fixed, Williams made q
careful examination of the interior,
while in the room below I waited with
breathless excitement.
Anybody there?" / cried.
"One moment: / haven't had time
to see," Williams replied; and then
began to search the opposite end.
Come out of that, you rascal ?" he
at length Indignantly shouted. i've
got him, sergeant; he's slowed in a
corner |"
l then heard the fellow hiss out
I've got knife, and if you come
near me I'll cut your throat. if have
to swing for it
Fearful Of exposing my comrade to
the peril of hand-to- hand tussel with
such a ruffian in the circumscribed
area of the attic. called Williams to
the trap door, and placing cartridge
in my Snider, l handed it to him.
Then mounting the table. l thrust my
head through the trap and held the
candle. Ny blood was now up, and
/ determined to order the rascal to
be shot if he refused to obey my COM
mands.
Surrender, in the Queens name, ''
| shouted.
There was no response: but the click
Of the lock of Williams rifle as be
placed the hammer at full cock must
have been distinctly audible to the
runaway.
"If you don't come out before ]
count FIVE, you are a dead man. One
-two-three!"
"Stopi For mercy's sake, give me
chsncel" now pleaded the wretch in
husky whisper.
First throw your knife this way,
aud then come out.
The villain tossed his knife to vii.
liams, who threw it behind him to the
other extremity of the attic; then leav.
ing his retreat, he crswled toward,
us. and I was surprised to see by the
dim light of the candle that he was
attired in plain clothes. When he got
near Us. we were astonished beyond
measure to End that he was not the
man Of whom We had been In search
but Scales companion. the deserter